2013 My Transcendent Experience I sit myself under a tree. Its bare skin is rough compared to the flowing wild grass. The lake in front of me ripples and glistens under the crimson sun. Closing my eyes‚ I allow the cold and sharp wind to envelope me. After awhile I lose all thought. I am now acutely aware of a scratching sound. Opening my eyes‚ my gaze sets upon a squirrel scaling the tree. Looking up‚ I notice its branches
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befriending a Japanese exchange student gave me a new perspective of the world. When I first met Genki he barely knew any English and struggled to connect with the students within my school‚ however‚ we instantly became friends because of our love for tennis. Luckily‚ on the first day of school Genki and I had a class in common. After hearing him say he played tennis during an ice-breaking activity I approached him‚ inviting him to join a group of friends and me to play tennis. From that point on we
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My First Experience Riding a Pedicab Alone I think we all have that kind of experience where we used to ride a vehicle with friends or family but because of dire emergencies‚ we are forced to go by ourselves. My experience with this kind of event was a bit nerve-wrecking yet I also had the feeling of great success. This happened on my early freshmen year in High School. I did not really prefer riding “pedicabs” alone especially at night yet I was forced to. However‚ this experience taught me that
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writing in my life‚ started at a young age. I remember every time I was riding in a car; I would try my best to read every road sign out loud to my mother or father. I would take great joy out of being able to pronounce words that I saw in public and if I was not able to read it‚ I would work hard to learn how to. Most children did not like the idea of going to bed at night‚ but I loved it because I knew my mother would read a story or poem to me. Writing was also a big portion of my life when I
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My Experience with God If you look closely at the world around you‚ you can see God in everything and everyone. Just recently‚ I had my very own personal experience with God. Even though I can see God through His creations‚ I finally found the place where I feel closest to God. Many people have told me it is easy to see God in life‚ but I just realized that God is everywhere. Some people have a harder time finding the right path to go down towards God. I happen to be one of those people. On the
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wrote‚ “what matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” That fire I had to walk through was anxiety. While anxiety most certainly had a negative impact on my life‚ it is through this experience in which new doors were and still are opening for me. My experience with anxiety helped me become the person that I am. Initially‚ my anxiety began sophomore year of high school. No longer was
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which surrounded me. But it all changed in a blink of an eye. Our house burned down on Feb.4‚ 2008 and my Grandfather died on March 6‚ 2008 due to colon cancer. This sequence of events‚ awaken me from the depths of my blindness to reality. And those incidents changed my life and my views in life; I have opened my heart and mind to God. Who never ceased to abandon me and my family in times of problems and difficulties. Because of those incidents a lot in my personality changed as well my views in life
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Essay #1 9 July‚ 2013 My School Experience Throughout my life I have always struggled with school. You could say it’s because I have ADHD. That seems to be the favorite reason given by people who were trying to figure out why this “smart” kid was doing so miserably in school. I wasn’t convinced. For whatever reason though‚ I’ve always been a terrible student. Through high school‚ my plan was to join the military when I graduated; worry about college later. So my logic was to skate by just
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for myself over the course of my life. Most of these goals I have set for myself‚ I have achieved with hard work and dedication. One of my many goals I had set for myself before coming into the military was to further my education. I probably would have never made it through the first semester of college‚ lacking the proper discipline and being immature I decided to join the United States Air Force. I thought it was a good idea to get the Air Force to pay for my education and I would be able
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During my first day of clinical‚ I encountered an issue that I believe is very significant. As a student nurse‚ our duty for this day was to follow our health care aide around the ward and assist in completing resident care. The resident required assistance in many of her daily tasks. The health care aide asked if I would perform one of those and do perineal care for her. I turned down her offer because I did not feel comfortable with my skill level. The resident had a bowel movement during the night
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